Proud Parent

October 05, 1988|By Nancy Johnson.

OAK PARK — During the debate on the Human Rights Ordinance, Ald. Hagopian said no parents of gays or lesbians had ever told him they were proud of their children. Well, I have a gay son, and I am proud of him.

If Ald. Hagopian, or anyone else, believes we parents are not proud of our gay and lesbian children, I invite him to attend the Seventh International Convention of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) at the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago Oct. 7-9. There he will meet plenty of proud parents, and we`ll each tell him how proud we are of our gay and lesbian children!